Example Sentences

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The physical attraction, no doubt, of the work to be done was crooking a beckoning finger.

From Anthony Lyveden by Yates, Dornford

He had quietly opened the door and was crooking his finger and making signs over his shoulder toward the corridor.

From The Real Man by Lynde, Francis

Just as the Kachin was crooking his finger on the trigger she hurled it with all her force.

From Jack Haydon's Quest by Jellicoe, John